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Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Integral type with no upper limit?
From: Scott McMurray (me22.ca+boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-05-26 00:31:31
2009/5/25 Robert Dailey <rcdailey_at_[hidden]>:
> Is there an integral type in Boost that has no upper limit? The only
> physical limit would be the amount of memory on the system. And of course,
> the larger the number, the heavier the math is on such an object, because
> more cycles are required.
>
People keep proposing them; The latest I know of is mp_int, which can
be found at http://www.boostpro.com/vault/index.php?action=downloadfile&filename=mp_math_v03.zip&directory=Math%20-%20Numerics